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PUBPOL 147 - Progress? An Introduction to Technology and Public Policy
Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy
Undergraduate GSPP - Goldman Schl of Public Policy
Subject
PUBPOL
Course Number
147
Course Level
Undergraduate
Course Title
Progress? An Introduction to Technology and Public Policy
Course Description
This course examines the intersection between politics, security, and technology in the U.S. and across the globe. The course is divided into four parts: 1) Technology in Theory 2) Technology and War: A History; 3) Today’s “Emerging” Technologies; and 4) Tomorrow’s Technologies. The seminar considers work from international relations, economics, science and technology studies, law, as well as policy writing. Topics include: offset strategies, offense-defense balance theory, grey-zone competition, escalation, the economics of industrial policy, and innovation policy. Technologies considered include: robotics, autonomous platforms (UAVs, UUVs), machine learning, hypersonic missiles, missile defense technologies, and nuclear modernization.
Minimum Units
4
Maximum Units
4
Grading Basis
Default Letter Grade; P/NP Option
Method of Assessment
Alternative Final Assessment
Instructors
Reddie
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Formats
Lecture
Term
Fall and Spring
Weeks
15 weeks
Weeks
15
Lecture Hours
4
Lecture Hours Min
4
Lecture Hours Max
4
Lecture Mode of Instruction
In Person
Outside Work Hours
8
Outside Work Hours Min
8
Outside Work Hours Max
8